Savannah Travel Blogs

This spring had been really crazy for me and I realized that I needed to get out of town to escape the New York weather.  For the past 3 weeks, we had been getting more rain than Seattle and Portland combined and I couldn’t take it anymore.  It was time to take an extended weekend …

2007 Old School Man Bag Travel The Amtrak 92 Silver Star Tampa Florida to  Savannah Georgia round trip cost $84.60. Total travel time 8 hours. The train seats have much more room than an airplane, recline have foot rest.  If you are not in a hurry the train is great!  If you are …

We were really excited to visit Savannah as it was only 45 minutes away from Hilton Head. This would turn out to be my favorite city we visited for reasons I can't quite put my finger on. Whoo!! More of the South! Hilton Head was very pretty and full of trees but definitely very very laid back. I d…

Now on to Savannah for some real Historic homes. One different kind of place first though. I had to stop and get a picture or two of the storage tank in southern Savannah that is painted to resemble the earth. Yep, a large round tank painted to look just like it. Even the mail box!! Savannah has s…

We headed out of Beaufort by way of Hwy 170 (Robert Smalls Parkway/Okatie Hwy) which took us over the Broad River.  We then took Hwy 278 westward until we hit I-95.  Why are areas around airports so difficult to navigate?  It took me at least an hour to find our hotel...which aggrava…

After an interesting night with lots of furry visitors we crawled out of bed pretty late. If you call 9 am late. Today we were planning on going to Savannah!!! After a delicious southern breakfast we headed out. Nice change was that neither of us had to drive because Eric (husband of my friend's fr…

Here we are in Savannah! Got here about an hour ago, and I'm sitting in my hotel room checking e-mail, writing this blog, and watching General Hospital. I NEED to jump in the shower and head over to the theatre, as we are only here one night, but I also need a moment to decompress after the bus rid…

Bonaventure Cemetery is a historical landmark in Savannah because it's the final resting place for many of Savannah's most famous residents.  It is hauntingly beautiful with spanish moss hanging from the trees and unique headstones.  The cemetery became well known thru the movie…

On our way from the hotel to the Savannah historic district, we noticed a HUGE globe in a run down area of a concrete jungle. Now we had a heard a lot about Savannah's trippy culture, but this was definitely unexpected. Turns out it's a water tower. Who would've thought? Once we finally arriv…

We start driving Saturday morning day of the wedding and we are about 5 hours away.  My sister-in-law is getting married, and she's the type that loves to be the center of attention but will never admit that she loves it because it ruins her image.  So we get to Bridezilla's wedding about…

I don't know why, but I've always dismissed Savannah as being sort of 'second rate' to other cities like St. Augustine, Charleston, Williamsburg, Boston, etc.  And I've been there literally hundreds of times but never gave the city a chance to show what it had to offer from both a histori…

Today we went to Bonaventure cemetery because myself being a fan of Midnight, had to go. I was astounded at how beautiful Bonaventure was with it's great river location and gorgeous azaleas everywhere.

After a great night's sleep and a scrumptious breakfast at our B & B, we decided to take a tour of Savannah on a hop on-hop off bus.  I am so glad we did.  The city is filled with one-way streets and closed streets, so it can be difficult to negotiate.  Poor Roada has conniptions…

Savannah is a short 4hr drive from ATL(3.5 if you know how to scan for the blue lights :). Its a nice escape away from the city. This was my third time visiting and most enjoyable I might add. This time I avoided the hotels outside of the downtown area and chose a Bed and Breakfast right in mi…

Dec 2002 I went with my family to Charleston, SC and Savannah GA for a Fitness Rally with 'Walk For All Seasons'. Had lots of fun doing our fitness function as well as seeing the sites of Charleston, and Savannah.